Question 1

IQ is a good predictor of success in the occupation of science and in leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A person with savant syndrome has impairments in intelligence, communication, and/or social interaction but shows exceptional abilities in art, music, mental arithmetic, or calendar calculations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The _____ is a group test that measures a number of different mental aptitudes and can be used to estimate general intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) WISC-IV 
B) SAT 
C) SB5 
D) WAIS-III 
A) WISC-IV 
B) SAT 
C) SB5 
D) WAIS-III

Question 4

Regarding the comparison of identical twins reared together and reared apart, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Identical twins tend to have similar personalities. 
B) Identical twins develop from a single egg and have identical genes. 
C) Identical twins reared together have a correlation between their IQs of 0.86, which only drops to 0.72 when the identical twins are reared apart. 
D) Psychologists who emphasize genetics believe that the correlations between identical twins show that adult intelligence is roughly 80 percent hereditary. 
A) Identical twins tend to have similar personalities. 
B) Identical twins develop from a single egg and have identical genes. 
C) Identical twins reared together have a correlation between their IQs of 0.86, which only drops to 0.72 when the identical twins are reared apart. 
D) Psychologists who emphasize genetics believe that the correlations between identical twins show that adult intelligence is roughly 80 percent hereditary.

Question 5

The distribution of IQ scores

Accepted Answer

A) is approximately normal or bell-shaped. 
B) shows that most people score between 80 and 100. 
C) reveals a difference in the average for men and women. 
D) falls off abruptly above 100. 
A) is approximately normal or bell-shaped. 
B) shows that most people score between 80 and 100. 
C) reveals a difference in the average for men and women. 
D) falls off abruptly above 100.

Question 6

A school curriculum built on Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence would provide

Accepted Answer

A) neuromuscular training because such skills underlie general intelligence. 
B) a diverse curriculum to cultivate a wide range of skills and talents, both traditional and nontraditional. 
C) training in logic, rhetoric, philosophy, and math to strengthen the general factor of intelligence. 
D) emphasis only on creative, artistic abilities and not the traditional emphasis on analytic abilities. 
A) neuromuscular training because such skills underlie general intelligence. 
B) a diverse curriculum to cultivate a wide range of skills and talents, both traditional and nontraditional. 
C) training in logic, rhetoric, philosophy, and math to strengthen the general factor of intelligence. 
D) emphasis only on creative, artistic abilities and not the traditional emphasis on analytic abilities.

Question 7

Persons with savant syndrome

Accepted Answer

A) were geniuses who developed a mental illness during adolescence. 
B) have a familial intellectual disability. 
C) have exceptional skills in music, math, or remembering names or numbers. 
D) are characterized by all of these characteristics. 
A) were geniuses who developed a mental illness during adolescence. 
B) have a familial intellectual disability. 
C) have exceptional skills in music, math, or remembering names or numbers. 
D) are characterized by all of these characteristics.

Question 8

The Dove Counterbalance Intelligence Test differs from the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler tests in that it is

Accepted Answer

A) based on a different operational definition of intelligence. 
B) a culture-free test. 
C) more reliable than the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler tests. 
D) valid for all ethnic groups, whereas the other tests are not. 
A) based on a different operational definition of intelligence. 
B) a culture-free test. 
C) more reliable than the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler tests. 
D) valid for all ethnic groups, whereas the other tests are not.

Question 9

Among the following, which have the closest correlation between their IQs?

Accepted Answer

A) parents and children 
B) grandparents and grandchildren 
C) siblings of the same sex raised together 
D) identical twins raised apart 
A) parents and children 
B) grandparents and grandchildren 
C) siblings of the same sex raised together 
D) identical twins raised apart

Question 10

On a creativity test, you are asked to list all the uses of a dime with your total number of ideas being your flexibilty score.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Kaye has a mild intellectual disability, but shows no signs of birth injuries, metabolic disorders, or genetic abnormalities.However, she was born into an impoverished family environment.This means that she most likely has an intellectual disability

Accepted Answer

A) with an organic cause. 
B) caused by teratogens. 
C) due to a familial cause. 
D) due to chromosomal damage. 
A) with an organic cause. 
B) caused by teratogens. 
C) due to a familial cause. 
D) due to chromosomal damage.

Question 12

Picture arrangement, block design, and digit symbol tasks would be found on the

Accepted Answer

A) verbal subtest of the WAIS-III. 
B) performance subtest of the WAIS-III. 
C) verbal subtest of the SB5. 
D) performance subtest of the MBTI. 
A) verbal subtest of the WAIS-III. 
B) performance subtest of the WAIS-III. 
C) verbal subtest of the SB5. 
D) performance subtest of the MBTI.

Question 13

Group intelligence tests

Accepted Answer

A) can be given to a large group of people with minimal supervision. 
B) require people to read and follow instructions. 
C) require people to solve problems of logic, reasoning, mathematics, or spatial skills. 
D) include all of these characteristics. 
A) can be given to a large group of people with minimal supervision. 
B) require people to read and follow instructions. 
C) require people to solve problems of logic, reasoning, mathematics, or spatial skills. 
D) include all of these characteristics.

Question 14

According to Steven Johnson (2005), the aspects of contemporary culture that have been responsible for increasing intelligence include

Accepted Answer

A) the intense problem-solving required of video games. 
B) the complexity of television dramas. 
C) the Internet and computer software. 
D) all of these. 
A) the intense problem-solving required of video games. 
B) the complexity of television dramas. 
C) the Internet and computer software. 
D) all of these.

Question 15

Which psychologist followed 1,500 California children with IQs above 140 from the time they were in elementary school through adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) David Wechsler 
B) Alfred Binet 
C) Howard Gardner 
D) Lewis Terman 
A) David Wechsler 
B) Alfred Binet 
C) Howard Gardner 
D) Lewis Terman

Question 16

A(n) _____intellectual disability may result from damage due to teratogens, a lack of oxygen at birth, or defective genes.

Accepted Answer

A) organic 
B) biopsychosocial 
C) familial 
D) environmental 
A) organic 
B) biopsychosocial 
C) familial 
D) environmental

Question 17

A person scoring above 140 on IQ tests

Accepted Answer

A) makes up less than one-half of one percent of the population. 
B) will usually "fizzle out" as an adult. 
C) would not be considered gifted unless they are also exceptionally creative. 
D) will be more likely to drop out of college and be unemployed. 
A) makes up less than one-half of one percent of the population. 
B) will usually "fizzle out" as an adult. 
C) would not be considered gifted unless they are also exceptionally creative. 
D) will be more likely to drop out of college and be unemployed.

Exam 9: Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

IQ is a good predictor of success in the occupation of science and in leadership.

A person with savant syndrome has impairments in intelligence, communication, and/or social interaction but shows exceptional abilities in art, music, mental arithmetic, or calendar calculations.

The _____ is a group test that measures a number of different mental aptitudes and can be used to estimate general intelligence.

Regarding the comparison of identical twins reared together and reared apart, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The distribution of IQ scores

A school curriculum built on Howard Gardner's theory of intelligence would provide

Persons with savant syndrome

The Dove Counterbalance Intelligence Test differs from the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler tests in that it is

Among the following, which have the closest correlation between their IQs?

On a creativity test, you are asked to list all the uses of a dime with your total number of ideas being your flexibilty score.

Kaye has a mild intellectual disability, but shows no signs of birth injuries, metabolic disorders, or genetic abnormalities.However, she was born into an impoverished family environment.This means that she most likely has an intellectual disability

Picture arrangement, block design, and digit symbol tasks would be found on the

Group intelligence tests

According to Steven Johnson (2005), the aspects of contemporary culture that have been responsible for increasing intelligence include

Which psychologist followed 1,500 California children with IQs above 140 from the time they were in elementary school through adulthood?

A(n) _____intellectual disability may result from damage due to teratogens, a lack of oxygen at birth, or defective genes.

A person scoring above 140 on IQ tests

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics

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